A reminder of just why we love movie scores.

Everyone can remember where they were when they first saw the first STAR WARS movie in the theater.

I cannot help but attach this video as well, which has the full and true opening scene.

A wonderful theme by a wonderful composer, strong, true and appropriate.  You gasped when that massive, incredible STAR DESTROYER passed overhead, and it just kept coming and coming and coming.

One cannot forget the IMPERIAL MARCH from Star Wars.

Nor can one forget the Magnificent Seven theme.

Here is Jerry Goldsmith’s take on Star Trek, the motion picture.

Then there is John Sturges score for The Great Escape.

Further, there is darkness, via Herrmann and the Taxi Driver theme.

Herrmann’s score for “The Day The Earth Stood Still,” 1951.

Then there was the Louis and Bebe Barron soundtrack for “Forbidden Planet,” an incredible film that was far ahead of its time.

They were collectively way ahead of their time.

Jerry Goldsmith and his score for Patton.

The new age of composers would now include Ramin Djawadi.

As well as the title for BANSHEE by Methodic Doubt.

Strong, sharp, memorable themes they are all.  But I personally cannot forget:

Lalo Schifrin rocked.

There are so many more.

What are your favorites?

BZ